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定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to describe something that is not yet done or paid.
用法: E.g. 依家仲有咩case係outstanding?同義詞: 未解決
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is crazy, or a situation that is outrageous or unbelievable. (痴線 - ci1 sin3) Literal meaning: To have your electrical wires touching. Ie. Short circuit in the brain.
用法: E.g. Chi sin! You used all your money to gamble?!
E.g. Chi sin! The restaurant gave me the wrong bill!
E.g. Chi sin! You won the lottery?!!同義詞: 痴線參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that refers to describing a matter as something else, especially in politics.
用法: E.g. 鍾培生：阿林作好鍾意將件事spin到同政治有關。
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers when someone sneezes, which is similar to 'Bless you!' in English. (大吉利是)
用法: E.g. A: Ack-choo! B: Big tangerine and red packets!同義詞: 大吉利是
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe being receptive to new ideas but not to the point of so expansive by opening boundaries.
用法: E.g. 我係一個open-minded既人，但係唔代表我內裡open。(I am an open-minded person, but that doesn't mean I am open on the inside. XD)同義詞: 思想開放; 開明參考: https://hinative.com/questions/26265836
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